Sec. 31201.
As used in this part:
(a) "County agency" means an agency created or controlled by a county board of commissioners or a county executive, a board of county road commissioners, or an office of the county drain commissioner.
(b) "Member" means a municipality, county, county agency, public school district, public college or university, or other local or regional public agency that is a member of a watershed alliance as provided for in this part.
(c) "Watershed" means a geographic area in the state within which surface water drains into a common river, stream, or body of water.
(d) "Watershed alliance" means an organization established under section 31202.
(e) "Watershed management plan" means a written document prepared and approved by a watershed alliance that identifies water management issues and problems, proposes goals and objectives, and outlines actions to achieve the goals and objectives identified by members of a watershed alliance.
History: Add. 2004, Act 517, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005 Popular Name: Act 451Popular Name: NREPA
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)
Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109)
451-1994-III-1 - Chapter 1 Habitat Protection (324.30101...324.36507)
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS - Inland Waters (324.30101...324.31713)
451-1994-III-1-INLAND-WATERS-312 - Part 312 Watershed Alliances (324.31201...324.31206)
Section 324.31201 - Definitions.
Section 324.31203 - Watershed Alliance as Body Corporate; Powers and Authority.